The Definition of an Air Ambulance and what AAN can do for you.

What are air ambulances, referred to as Medical Flights, Aeromed flights, Aeromedical, Lifeguards, Care flight, Critical Care Medflights, advanced air ambulances, medevacs or jet rescue /Air ICU (intensive care unit).  Many people call this life saving service by different names but all services offer most of the same levels of care including ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support), Critical Care and BLS (Basic Life Support).  Most fixed wing air ambulances are utilized for long distance transports and are capable of worldwide air ambulance services with a crew including the highest rated pilots and a critical care flight crew consisting of a Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) and a critical care paramedic or respiratory therapist. In some medical flights a doctor or physician is required due to the patients, condition. Helicopter (rotor wing) Emergency medevacs are used for local medical emergencies. The International call sign for medical flights is (HOSP) or hospital flight and in the United States we use the term “Lifeguard”.  These are aviation terms used in referring to a medevac mission that is critical care and requesting priority.

Why do people need an Advanced Air Ambulance Services like Air Ambulance Network? If a friend or loved one has a medical condition such as a stroke (CVA), heart attack, Spinal Cored injury, burn care, head and spinal injuries.  Some patients are requiring transport to rehabilitation hospitals or to specialty hospitals.  In some cases Air Ambulances are used to repatriate (Medevac) patients that have become sick or involved in an accident while traveling abroad.

Air Ambulance Network is a network of the worlds’ finest, oldest and most advanced air ambulances providing from the most basic to the State of the art Critical Care Med flights. Air Ambulance Network with bases all over the world we have the best response and service.
However, all services are not created equally some services are just a web site and a phone.  No medical staff no license and no medical director.  Air Ambulance Network is not affiliated with any such companies.

In most countries we dial 911 for HELP. For HELP worldwide with Air Medical flights you can dial Air Ambulance Network in the United States at +.001.727.934.3999 or see Contact us for worldwide access numbers.